House Speaker Ron Richard, R-Joplin, said in a telephone interview Tuesday that he has not yet seen the proposal.

“If it’s reasonable, we’ll be willing to look at it,” he said.

I've reread this about seven times --- and keep telling myself that it can't possibly be real. Are we supposed to believe the Speaker when he says he hasn't "seen the proposal" yet? And that he might be open to it now if he finds it "reasonable"?